SynthesisAnnals of surgical oncology2021
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Lymphedema: A Systematic Review and COSMIN Analysis.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Importance of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in Oncological Vulvoperineal Defect Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Pooled it
- Quantification of breast lymphoedema following conservative breast cancer treatment: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Pooled it
- Pre- and Post-Microsurgical Rehabilitation Interventions and Outcomes on Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: a Systematic Review.Current oncology reports · 2023Pooled it
- Psychometric Properties of Quality of Life Questionnaires for Patients with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Instruments for measuring evidence-based practice ability of nursing students: a COSMIN-based systematic review.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Breast cancer-related lymphedema of the upper limb: integrating early surveillance and functional surgery into a synergistic management paradigm.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Women's and practitioners' views of early intensive decongestive lymphoedema treatment for breast cancer-related arm lymphoedema: a focus group study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- A new validated Lymphoedema-specific Patient Reported Outcome Measure (LYMPROM) for adults with Lymphoedema.PloS one · 2025Article
- Reproducibility of Thermography for Measuring Skin Temperature of Upper Limbs in Breast Cancer Survivors.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Accuracy of Infrared Thermography in Diagnosing Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Lymphedema Quality of Life Questionnaire (LYMQOL) in German-Speaking Patients with Upper Limb Lymphedema.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Current diagnostic and quantitative techniques in the field of lymphedema management: a critical review.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2024Review
- Iterative qualitative approach to establishing content validation of a patient-reported outcome measure for arm lymphedema: the LYMPH-Q Upper Extremity Module.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Article
- Development of a core set of outcome measures to be applied toward breast cancer-related lymphedema core outcome domains.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2024Review
- Development and validation of the patient-reported outcome scale for chronic kidney disease.International urology and nephrology · 2024Review
- Evaluating the Minimum Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State for the Womac Osteoarthritis Index after Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Outcome Measures and Patient-Reported Metrics in Cancer Rehabilitation.Current oncology reports · 2023Review
- Editorial: Maintaining the Integrity of PROMs in Research and Practice.Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Article
- Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID), Substantial Clinical Benefit (SCB), and Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) of the Shoulder Disability Questionnaire (SDQ) in Patients Undergoing Rotator Cuff Repair.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- PROMs after Lymphatic Reconstructive Surgery: Is There a Correlation between Volume Reduction and Quality of Life?Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundLymphedema is a chronic and debilitating condition that affects many cancer survivors. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) can give valuable insight into the impact of lymphedema on a patient's quality of life and can play an essential role in treatment decisions. This study aims to (1) identify PROMs used to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with lymphedema; and (2) assess the quality of the lymphedema-specific PROMs.
methodsWe performed a systematic search to identify articles on lymphedema, quality of life, and PROMs. An overview was created of all PROMs used to assess HRQoL in patients with lymphedema. The methodological quality of the lymphedema-specific PROMs was assessed using the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) criteria.
resultsA total of 235 articles met the inclusion criteria, of which 200 described studies using one or more PROMs as an outcome measure in patients with lymphedema. The other 35 studies described the development and/or validation of a lymphedema-specific PROM. The COSMIN assessment demonstrated that none of these PROMs met all quality standards for development.
conclusionThe use of PROMs in lymphedema is increasing; however, based on our findings, we cannot fully support the use of any of the existing instruments. A well-developed lymphedema-specific PROM, based on patient input, is needed to gain better insight into the impact of this condition, and can be used to measure the effect of possible medical and surgical treatments.
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